How to prepare this (Chinese) snack?
I've bought a bag of small dried and salted fish at my local Chinese market. My guess was that the thingies could be eaten right out of the box, but they are too bony and salty.
I guess they need some kind of desalting and perhaps frying, but not sure what to try.
From the back of the bag drawings and text (thanks Google Translate!) I managed to infer that it's really a snack (ideal beer companion!)
Any ideas on how to prepare/serve them?
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Based on my russian experience, this is ready to go snack. Just bite it and drink beer.
I know, my american friends usually scared to try "uncooked" fish, but salty dried fish is good. Also I would recommend you to try salty dried calamari or octopuses.
Cheers!
Next time get the really really small ones. Those are best raw. The bigger ones usually are fried first before eating. Then the bones get crunchy and the saltiness is not as prominent.
Others are used for stocks or garnishes, as said before.
From the text it simply says ???, which I assume is some sort of dried fish. I'm not sure about Chinese, but based on Japanese cuisine it looks like it might be a type of Niboshi.
Those are usually used as a stock for soup, as flavoring in dishes, with dips as a snack, or as garnish when ground, etc.
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